Table 2 Descriptive statistics for the items: "How important do you consider addressing the following aspects in the informed consent?”
From: Informed consent in psychotherapy: a survey on attitudes among psychotherapists in Switzerland
Item | M | SD | (1) (%) | (2) (%) | (3) (%) | (4) (%) | (5) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Self-determined decision making | 4.77 | 0.477 | 0 | 0 | 2.58 | 17.42 | 80 |
Confidentiality and its exemptions | 4.76 | 0.523 | 0 | 0 | 4.52 | 14.84 | 80.65 |
Discussion of treatment goals | 4.50 | 0.687 | 0 | 1.94 | 5.16 | 34.19 | 58.71 |
Promotion of hope | 4.48 | 0.733 | 0 | 1.94 | 8.39 | 29.03 | 60.65 |
Right to therapy termination | 4.41 | 0.804 | 0 | 3.23 | 10.32 | 28.39 | 58.06 |
Promotion of positive expectations | 4.14 | 0.801 | 0.65 | 1.29 | 18.06 | 43.23 | 36.77 |
Frequency of consultations | 4.08 | 0.837 | 0 | 5.16 | 15.48 | 45.16 | 34.19 |
Risiks | 3.77 | 0.818 | 0 | 4.52 | 33.55 | 41.94 | 20 |
Fee | 3.73 | 1.250 | 5.81 | 14.19 | 17.42 | 26.45 | 36.13 |
Treatment duration | 3.55 | 0.839 | 0.65 | 9.68 | 34.19 | 44.52 | 10.97 |
Empirical effectiveness | 3.36 | 0.904 | 1.94 | 15.48 | 34.84 | 40 | 7.74 |
Personal information about therapist | 2.86 | 0.990 | 5.81 | 34.19 | 33.55 | 21.29 | 5.16 |